Being quite pliant, almost get sick in filthy place (8)
I believe the answer is:
stretchy
'being quite pliant almost' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'sick in filthy place' is the wordplay.
'sick' becomes 'retch' (synonyms).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'filthy place' becomes 'sty' (I've seen this in another clue).
'retch' going inside 'sty' is 'STRETCHY'.
'get' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stretchy that I've seen before include "Flexible" , "Of variable length, perhaps" , "Elastic" .)